Simone Signoret - Biography - IMDb Simone Signoret Biography Showing all 52 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (33) | Personal Quotes (9) Overview (4) 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini Bio (1) The face of Simone Signoret on the Paris Metro movie posters in March 1982 looked even older than her 61 years. She was still a box office draw, but the film, L'étoile du Nord (1982), would be her last theatrical release. She played the landlady. Signoret had a long film apprenticeship during World War II, mostly as an extra and occasionally getting to speak a single line. She was working without an official permit during the Nazi occupation of France, because her father, who had fled to England, was Jewish. Working almost all the time, she made enough as an extra to support her mother and three younger brothers. Her breakthrough to international stardom came at the age of 38 with the British film Room at the Top (1959).

Her Alice Aisgill, an unhappily married woman who hopes she has found true love, radiated real warmth in all of her scenes, not just those in bed. She was the same woman as Dedee, a prostitute who finds true love in Dédée d'Anvers (1948), a film directed by Signoret's first husband, Yves Allégret , a decade earlier. Hollywood beckoned throughout the 1950s, but both Signoret and her second husband, Yves Montand , were refused visas to enter the United States; their progressive political activities did not sit well with the ultra-conservative McCarthy-era mentality that gripped the US at the time. They got visas in 1960 so Montand, as a singer, could perform in New York and San Francisco. They were in Los Angeles in March 1960 when Signoret received the Oscar for best actress and stayed on so Montand could play opposite Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love (1960).

The Signoret film that is shown most often on TV and that got a theatrical re-release in 1995, four decades after it was made is the French thriller Diabolique (1955). The chilly character Signoret plays is proof of her acting ability. More typical of her persona is the countess in Ship of Fools (1965), a film that also starred Vivien Leigh --more than doubling its chances of being in a video store or library film collection. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Dale O'Connor <daleoc@worldnet.att.net> Spouse (2) Heavy cigarette smoking Trivia (33) Signoret, her mother's maiden name, was chosen for films in the early 1940s to raise fewer questions with the Nazi authorities than her real surname Kaminker. The spring and summer of 1960, Signoret and Montand were neighbors in a three-apartment bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel with Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller across the hall and Howard Hughes upstairs.

Monroe told her dresser, who wrote a biography, that Miller liked to talk to Signoret because she was so intelligent and that after Signoret went back to France to make a film and Miller went to New York to work on a play that Monroe and Montand did indeed have the affair that was speculated about in the press. Born at 2:30am-CET Mother of Catherine Allégret First woman to win an Oscar for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" for a non-American film, Room at the Top (1959). Also the first French actress to win a Best Actress Oscar, the second and last one is Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose (2007). Signoret's daughter, Catherine Allégret , appeared in "La Vie en Rose" playing Édith Piaf 's grandmother. Signoret and Cotillard have both played Lady Macbeth. Was able to speak French, German, and English. Author of 'Adieu Volodia', a novel about a group of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and Russia and their children, working in the theatre/film industry in Paris during the years 1926-1945.

Portrayed on a postage stamp issued on 3 October 1998 by the French Post Office. Buried in Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris with her husband Yves Montand. The late American singer and composer Nina Simone took her stage name from Signoret. Published her autobiography "La nostalgie n'est plus qu'elle était" ("Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be") in 1976. Born to André Kaminker (1888-1961), a Polish linguist, and his French wife Georgette Signoret, she had two younger brothers, Alain and Jean-Pierre. Tutored English and Latin, while working part-time for "Le Nouveau Temps", a newspaper published during the German occupation. Grandmother of Benjamin Castaldi . Original choice to co-star with Elvis Presley in Wild in the Country (1961) but turned down the offer and the role went to Hope Lange . Good friends with Delphine Seyrig . With 3 wins (out of 6 nominations), she's the French actress most recognized by BAFTA.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 24, a son in 1945, with her then-married lover Yves Allégret , who would go on to be her 1st husband. However her son died at 9 days old. Was originally cast as Madame Hortense in Zorba the Greek (1964) but she quit the production before filming began. Lila Kedrova , who went on to win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance, was cast instead. Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 25, a daughter Catherine Allégret on April 16, 1946. Child's father was her then-married lover [and later 1st husband], Yves Allégret . For her performance in Room at the Top (1959), she become the first French actress to win a BAFTA and a Best Actress Oscar for the same performance. Marion Cotillard is the second French actress to win both awards for her performance in La Vie en Rose (2007).

Was the 51st actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for Room at the Top (1959) at The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960) on April 4, 1960. [Actor Philippe Noiret on working with Simone Signoret in a 1983 interview] It was quite an experience because she is a fabulous actress, because she knows absolutely everything about movies, about what an actor can do on the screen. It's a real challenge to have someone like that in front of you. But she is quite hard to work with because she wants to be at the head of everything, and you have to remain very alert because otherwise she can eat you. Alas, it makes things difficult. You have to stay a bit out of her reach because otherwise she might just manage to devour you. Simone Signoret won an Emmy in 1966 under the category of Single Performance by an actress for the TV movie A Small Rebellion. Is one of 3 actresses to have won the Best Actress Oscar for playing a character called Alice.

The others are Ellen Burstyn for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) and Julianne Moore for Still Alice (2014). In 1966, she played Lady Macbeth in a British stage production of 'Macbeth' at the Royal Court Thatre opposite Alec Guinness as the title character. She accepted the role on Guinness' wishes, as the actor himself had thought that she could 'convey the sexual magnetism that might hold a husband in thrall'. Having promised him that she would take lessons to improve her English, Signoret was however unable to keep the appointments with her coach. The production turned out to be a disaster and Simone's performance in particular was legendarily catastrophic, with the Guardian calling her 'the worst Lady Macbeth ever' and critic Alan Brien getting in the famous joke 'Simone Signoret: A conical bell-tented matron who moves on wheels like a draped Dalek surmounted by a beautiful Medusa head.'. Was featured on the poster of the 2013 César awards.

Was great friends with her look-a-like Romy Schneider and convinced her to do her last film, La passante du Sans-Souci (1982) after the death of her son. Her daughter, Catherine Allégret , starred opposite Schneider in the film Inferno (1964). Great friends with Jane Fonda , who credits her with getting Fonda interested in politics. Her last name is pronounced "Seen-yor-ay". Played by Jordan Mohr in the stage play "Two Simones: de Beauvoir and Signoret in Hollywood.". Personal Quotes (9) There's an odd quirk inside that didn't change with 'success' (after "Dedee d'Anvers") and still hasn't. I think: It worked this time. I put it over on them. I made them believe I could do it. But one of these days they're going to discover the fakery. They're going to find out I'm only an amateur. [ Marilyn Monroe in 1960] She seemed to have no other happy professional memories.

None of those moments of uproarious giggles among pals, none of those practical jokes, none of the noisy hugs and kisses after a scene when everyone knows all have acted well together. In Hollywood, in 1964, Vivien Leigh gave elegant dinners in the big house she had rented from London. ...She was no longer Laurence Olivier's wife, but she wanted to remain Lady Olivier...At the end of these evenings the phonograph played the theme from Gone with the Wind (1939). Hordes of young girls never copied my hairdoes or the way I talk or the way I dress. I have, therefore, never had to go through the stress of perpetuating an image that's often the equivalent of one particular song that forever freezes a precise moment of one's youth. In films as well as life, " said Jack Lang, French minister of culture September 30, 1985, "Miss Signoret was an unshakeable militant, in the front rank of all the battles for human rights, under all regimes and on all horizons. It was faith that sustained her, faith in her ideals of liberty and progress. I collect all the reviews of the films I turned down.

And when they're bad - I have to smile. I got old the way that women who aren't actresses grow old. [on Jack L. Warner ] He bore no grudge against those he had wronged. [on Ship of Fools (1965)] Parts of the film are intentionally unsubtle as life was unsubtle then - rough, tough, incredible, unbelievable, but true. I have a European attitude toward this picture, I suppose. I think it says more than most, a picture that will be seen twice. See also Henriette Charlotte Simone Kaminker, Simone Signoret (1921 - 1985) - Genealogy Henriette Charlotte Simone Kaminker, Simone Signoret Birthdate: Sister of Alain KAMINKER and <private> KAMINKER Occupation: Mar 25 1921 - Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany Death: Sep 30 1985 - Auteuil-Anthouillet, France Parents: Andre Kaminker, Georgette Kaminker (née Signoret) Brother: Mar 25 1921 - Wiesbaden.

Germania Death: André Kaminker, Georgette Kaminker (nata Signoret) Husband: The Jewish Chronicle Text: "...countries. Simone Signoret Simone Signoret, the French actress, who has died aged 64, was born Simone Kaminker of a Jewish father and... Date: Mar 25 1921 - iesbaden, DAR, Hessen, Allemagne Death: Sep 30 1985 - Autheuil-Authouillet, 27, Eure Parents: André Kaminker, Georgette Kaminker (née Signoret) Husband: stepchild About Simone Signoret Simone Signoret (French pronunciation: [simɔn siɲɔˈʁɛ]; 25 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French cinema actress often hailed as one of France's greatest movie stars. She became the first French person to win an Academy Award, for her role in Room at the Top (1959). In her lifetime she also received a BAFTA, an Emmy, Golden Globe, Cannes Film Festival recognition and the Silver Bear for Best Actress.

Early life Signoret was born Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker in Wiesbaden, Germany to André and Georgette (Signoret) Kaminker as the eldest of three children, with two younger brothers. Her father, a pioneering interpreter who worked in the League of Nations, was a French-born Jewish army officer of Polish descent, who brought the family to Neuilly-sur-Seine on the outskirts of Paris. Her mother Georgette, from whom she acquired her stage name, was a French Catholic. Signoret grew up in Paris in an intellectual atmosphere and studied the English language in school, earning a teaching certificate. She tutored English and Latin and worked part-time as a typist for a French collaborationist newspaper, Les nouveaux temps, run by Jean Luchaire. Career During the German occupation of France, Signoret mixed with an artistic group of writers and actors who met at a café in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter, Café de Flore. By this time, she had developed an interest in acting and was encouraged by her friends, including her lover, Daniel Gélin, to follow her ambition.

In 1942, she began appearing in bit parts and was able to earn enough money to support her mother and two brothers as her father, who was a French patriot, had fled the country in 1940 to join General De Gaulle in England. She took her mother's maiden name for the screen to help hide her Jewish roots. Signoret's sensual features and earthy nature led to type-casting and she was often seen in roles as a prostitute. She won considerable attention in La Ronde (1950), a film which was banned briefly in New York as immoral. She won further acclaim, including an acting award from the British Film Academy, for her portrayal of another prostitute in Jacques Becker's Casque d'or (1951). She appeared in many notable films in France during the 1950s, including Thérèse Raquin (1953), directed by Marcel Carné, Les Diaboliques (1954), and The Crucible (Les Sorcières de Salem; 1956), based on Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

In 1958, Signoret acted in the English set Room at the Top (1959), which won her numerous awards including the Best Female Performance Prize at Cannes and the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was the only French cinema actress to receive an Oscar until Juliette Binoche in 1997 (Supporting Actress) and Marion Cotillard in 2008 (Best Actress), and the first woman to win the award appearing in a foreign film. She was offered films in Hollywood, but turned them down and continued to work in France and England. She played opposite Laurence Olivier in Term of Trial (1962). She did work in America for Ship of Fools (1965), which earned her another Oscar nomination, and appeared in a few other Hollywood films before returning to France in 1969. In 1962 she translated Lillian Hellman's play The Little Foxes into French for a production in Paris that ran for six months at the Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt. She played the Regina role as well. Hellman was displeased with the production, although the translation was approved by scholars selected by Hellman.

Her one attempt at Shakespeare, performing Lady Macbeth opposite Alec Guinness at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1966 proved to be ill-advised, although some critics were harsher and one referred to her English as "impossibly Gallic". In her later years, she was often criticized for gaining weight and letting her looks go, but Signoret, who was never concerned with glamour, ignored the insults and continued giving finely etched performances. She won more acclaim for her portrayal of a weary madam in Madame Rosa (1977) and as an unmarried sister who unknowingly falls in love with her paralyzed brother via anonymous correspondence in I Sent a Letter to my Love (1980). Her memoirs, Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be, were published in 1978. She also wrote a novel, Adieu Volodya, published in 1985, the year of her death. First married to the filmmaker Yves Allégret (1944–49), with whom she had a daughter Catherine Allégret, herself an actress.

Her second marriage was to the Italian-born French actor Yves Montand in 1950, a union which lasted until her death. A lifelong chain smoker, she died of pancreatic cancer in Auteuil-Anthouillet, France, and is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris next to her second husband. Simone Signoret, horoscope for birth date 25 March 1921, born in Wiesbaden, with Astrodatabank biography - Astro-Databank Simone Signoret Biography German-born actress, winner of the Best Actress Oscar for "Room At the Top" and the Best Foreign Film Award for "Madame Rosa" in 1977. She began her film career in 1942 under Nazi occupation as an extra in "Le Prince Charmant." To avoid deportation, she changed her name to "Signoret," which was her mother’s maiden name. With "Casque d'Or," she became a star and in 1959 and 1960, won both the Cannes Film Festival Award and an Oscar for "Room at the Top." Signoret was born Simone Kaminker to a Jewish father and Gentile mother in Germany.

Her family moved to Paris and she grew up in Neuilly, a suburb. She first appeared onscreen in 1938 in France in minor roles and by 1960 was internationally known, often as a femme fatale or prostitute. With her steamy and unique beauty, projected hard cynicism and earthy sensuality she illumed feature films during WW II to support her family. When World War II broke out in 1939, her father fled to England, while Simone and her mother remained in Brittany taking in refugees. Simone returned to Paris in 1940 and taught Latin and English in a junior high school before finding a secretarial job at a fascist newspaper, Le Petit Parisien, where she stayed eight months. In early 1941, she became part of the Left Bank world of intellectuals and artists: At this point in her life, she first met Yves Montand, a protégé of Edith Piaf. In 1944, she married director Yves Allegretand they had daughter, Catherine, but were divorced five years later.

She married Yves Montand in 1951, and suffered through his affair with Marilyn Monroe but their marriage lasted until her death. In 1977, she penned her autobiography, "Nostalgia Isn’t What it Used to Be," which became a best seller. Her "Adieu Volodia" was a 566-page novel published in 1985 and it too was a best seller. In 1966, she won an Emmy for her television work. She died 9/30/1985 of lung cancer at her home in Auteuil outside of Paris.

SIMONE SIGNORET Biography - Actors and Actresses SIMONE SIGNORET Biography - Actors and Actresses Birth name: Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker Born: 25 March 1921 Wiesbaden, Germany Died: 30 September 1985 Auteuil-Anthouillet, France Simone Signoret (March 25, 1921-September 30, 1985), was an Academy Award, Emmy, BAFTA, Berlin Silver Bear, Volpi Cup, Cesar, David di Donatello and National Board of Review winning Jewish-French actress. She was born Simone-Henriette-Charlotte Kaminker in Wiesbaden, Germany to AndrÃ© and Georgette (Signoret) Kaminker. She was the oldest child of three, with two younger brothers. Her father, a linguist who later worked in the United Nations, was a French-born Jewish army officer of Polish descent, who brought the family to Neuilly-sur-Seine on the fancy outskirts of Paris. Signoret grew up in Paris in an intellectual atmosphere and studied the English language in school, earning a teaching certificate.

She tutored English and Latin and worked part-time as a typist for a French collaborationist newspaper, Le Nouveau Temps, run by Jean Luchaire. During the German occupation of France , Signoret formed close bonds with an artistic group of writers and actors who met at a cafe in the Saint-Germain-des-Pres quarter, Cafe de Flore. By this time, she had developed an interest in acting and was encouraged by her friends, including her lover, Daniel Gelin, to follow her ambition. In 1942, she began appearing in bit parts and was able to earn enough money to support her mother and two brothers as her father, who was a French patriot, had fled the country in 1940 to join General De Gaulle in England. She took her mother's maiden name for the screen to help hide her Jewish roots. Signoret's sensual features and earthy nature led to type-casting and she was often seen in prostitute roles. She won considerable attention in La Ronde (1950), a film which was banned briefly in New York as immoral.

She won further raves, including an acting award from the British Film Academy, for her portrayal of yet another prostitute in Jacques Becker's Casque d'or (1951). She went on to appear in many notable films in France during the 1950s, including TherÃ¨se Raquin (1953), directed by Marcel CarnÃ©, Les Diaboliques (1954), and Les SorciÃ¨res de Salem (1956), based on Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Simone Signoret with Laurence Harvey in Room at the Top; the film established her as the first French actress and the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress appearing in a foreign film. In 1958, Signoret went to England to film Room at the Top (1959), which won her numerous awards including the Best Female Performance Prize at Cannes and the Academy Award for Best Actress.

She was the only the second French actress (after Claudette Colbert) to receive an Oscar until Juliette Binoche in 1997 (Supporting Actress) and Marion Cotillard in 2008 (Lead Actress), and the first woman to win the award appearing in a foreign film. She was offered films in Hollywood but turned them down and continued to work in France and England. She played opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in Term of Trial (1962). She did return to America for Ship of Fools (1965) which earned her another Oscar nomination and she went on to appear in several Hollywood films before returning to France in 1969. Her one attempt at Shakespeare, playing Lady Macbeth opposite Alec Guinness at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1966 proved to be ill-advised, although some critics were harsher and one referred to her English as "impossibly Gallic". In her later years, she was often criticized for gaining weight and letting her looks go but Signoret, who was never concerned with glamour, ignored the insults and continued giving finely etched performances.

She won more acclaim for her portrayal of a weary madam (Madame Rosa) in La Vie devant soi (1977) and as an unmarried sister who unknowingly falls in love with her paralyzed brother via anonymous correspondence in I Sent a Letter to my Love (1980). Her memoirs, Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be, were published in 1978. She also wrote a novel, Adieu Volodya, published in 1985, the year of her death. First married to the filmmaker Yves AllÃ©gret from 1947 to 1949, with whom she had a daughter Catherine AllÃ©gret, herself an actress. Her second marriage was to the Italian-born French actor Yves Montand in 1950, a union which lasted until her death. In Playboy she was shown once in an embrace with Robert Mitchum. She was nude above the waist, and the magazine's caption used the term "a big bare hug." She died of pancreatic cancer in Auteuil-Anthouillet, France ; and is buried in Le PÃ¨re Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

The late American singer, pianist and composer Nina Simone took her stage name from Signoret. Simone Signoret - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia I am Smart, Intelligent and Hard Working who Loves to help :) Simone Signoret Cause of death pancreatic cancer Years active 1942–1985 Full Name Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker Born 25 March 1921 (1921-03-25) Wiesbaden, Germany Died September 30, 1985, Autheuil-Authouillet, France Spouse Yves Montand (m. 1951–1985), Yves Allegret (m.

1944–1949) Children Catherine Allegret, Patrick Allegret Books Nostalgia Isn't what it Used to be Movies Les Diaboliques, Room at the Top, Casque D'Or, Army of Shadows, Ship of Fools Similar People Yves Montand, Catherine Allegret, Yves Allegret, Benjamin Castaldi, Henri‑Georges Clouzot Interview simone signoret Sponsored Links Simone Signoret ([simon sinoˈʁe]; 25 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French cinema actress often hailed as one of France's greatest film stars. She became the first French person to win an Academy Award, for her role in Room at the Top (1959). In her lifetime she also received a Cesar, three BAFTAs, an Emmy, Cannes Film Festival recognition, the Silver Bear for Best Actress awards and a Golden Globe nomination.

Simone signoret garden of dreams the life of simone signoret trailer Early life Signoret was born Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker in Wiesbaden, Germany, to Andre and Georgette (Signoret) Kaminker, as the eldest of three children, with two younger brothers. Her father, a pioneering interpreter who worked in the League of Nations, was a French-born Jewish army officer of Polish descent, who brought the family to Neuilly-sur-Seine on the outskirts of Paris. Her mother, Georgette, from whom she acquired her stage name, was a French Catholic. Signoret grew up in Paris in an intellectual atmosphere and studied English, German and Latin. After completing secondary school during the Nazi Occupation, Simone was responsible for supporting her family and forced to take work as a typist for a French collaborationist newspaper, Les nouveaux temps, run by Jean Luchaire. Career During the German occupation of France, Signoret mixed with an artistic group of writers and actors who met at a cafe in the Saint-Germain-des-Pres quarter, Cafe de Flore. By this time, she had developed an interest in acting and was encouraged by her friends, including her lover, Daniel Gelin, to follow her ambition.

In 1942, she began appearing in bit parts and was able to earn enough money to support her mother and two brothers as her father, who was a French patriot, had fled the country in 1940 to join General De Gaulle in England. She took her mother's maiden name for the screen to help hide her Jewish roots. Signoret's sensual features and earthy nature led to type-casting and she was often seen in roles as a prostitute. She won considerable attention in La Ronde (1950), a film which was banned briefly in New York as immoral. She won further acclaim, including an acting award from the British Film Academy, for her portrayal of another prostitute in Jacques Becker's Casque d'or (1951). She appeared in many notable films in France during the 1950s, including Therese Raquin (1953), directed by Marcel Carne, Les Diaboliques (1954), and The Crucible (Les Sorcieres de Salem; 1956), based on Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

In 1958, Signoret acted in the English independent film, Room at the Top (1959), which won her numerous awards including the Best Female Performance Prize at Cannes and the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was the only French cinema actress to receive an Oscar until Juliette Binoche in 1997 (Supporting Actress) and Marion Cotillard in 2008 (Best Actress), and the first woman to win the award appearing in a foreign film. She was offered films in Hollywood, but turned them down, continuing to work in France and England—notably opposite Laurence Olivier in Term of Trial (1962)—until 1965. Earning another Oscar nomination for her work on what would be Vivien Leigh's final film—Columbia Pictures' Ship of Fools, also starring Lee Marvin—Signoret appeared in a few other Hollywood films before returning to France in 1969. In 1962, Signoret translated Lillian Hellman's play The Little Foxes into French for a production in Paris that ran for six months at the Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt. She played the Regina role as well.

Hellman was displeased with the production, although the translation was approved by scholars selected by Hellman. Signoret's one attempt at Shakespeare, performing Lady Macbeth opposite Alec Guinness at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1966 proved to be ill-advised, with some harsh critics; one referred to her English as "impossibly Gallic". Sponsored Links In her later years, Signoret was often criticized for gaining weight and letting her looks go, but she was never concerned with glamour, ignored the insults and continued giving finely etched performances. She won more acclaim for her portrayal of a weary madam in Madame Rosa (1977) and as an unmarried sister who unknowingly falls in love with her paralyzed brother via anonymous correspondence in I Sent a Letter to my Love (1980). Personal life Signoret's memoirs, Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be, were published in 1978. She also wrote a novel, Adieu Volodya, published in 1985, the year of her death. Signoret first married filmmaker Yves Allegret (1944–49), with whom she had a daughter Catherine Allegret, herself an actress.

Her second marriage was to the Italian-born French actor Yves Montand in 1951, a union which lasted until her death. Signoret died of pancreatic cancer in Autheuil-Authouillet, France, aged 64. She is buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris next to her second husband. Television award Emmy Awards 1966: Won Emmy Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama for: Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) for episode A Small Rebellion Popular culture Marilyn (2011) by Sue Glover, premiered at the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow on 17 February 2011. The play charted the deteriorating relationship between Signoret and Marilyn Monroe during the filming of Let's Make Love. Unable to achieve the recognition of Oscar-winning Signoret, Monroe begins an affair with Signoret's husband, Yves Montand. Singer Nina Simone (Born Eunice Waymon) took her last name from Simone Signoret.

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1 week ago xolmis added this to a list 10 months, 2 weeks ago Simone Signoret Simone Signoret the first French actress ever to win an Academy Award, and the first actress of any nationality to win Best Actress for a role in a foreign film Henriette Charlotte Simone Kaminker was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, on March 25, 1921, and grew up in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-Sur-Seine.

Her Jewish father fled to England when the Nazis invaded France, leaving the family with no source of income, so Simone took up acting; she adopted her mother's maiden name, Signoret, in order to avoid problems with Nazi authorities. Signoret spent most of World War II working as an extra, with an occasional line, but was able to make enough money to support herself, her mother, and three younger brothers. She first gained fame for playing a prostitue in La Ronde (1950). International celebrity came when she played the lead role in Casque d'Or (1952), which won the British Film Industry Award (BAFTA). She appeared in many other notable French films in the 1950's, including Thï¿½rï¿½se Raquin (1953), Les Diaboliques (1954) and Les Sorciï¿½res de Salem (1956).

In 1958, Signoret starred opposite Laurence Harvey in the British movie Room at the Top (1959), which earned her the BAFTA Best Actress Award, the Best Female Performance Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Academy Award for Best Actress (in 1960); she became the first French actress ever to win an Academy Award, and the first actress of any nationality to win Best Actress for a role in a foreign film. Signoret's fame made her a "wanted woman" in Hollywood, but neither she nor her husband, Yves Montand, could get visas to enter the United States due to their ultra-conservative political activities (campaigning publicly against the execution of the Rosenbergs, the Vietnam War and the Algerian War, for example). The two were finally able to get visas in 1960 so Montand, who was a singer, could perform in New York and San Francisco and she could attend the Academy Awards ceremony.

The couple ended up staying in the United States until 1969, during which time Signoret appeared in Ship of Fools (1965), which earned her another Oscar nomination, and a few other films; they both returned to France in 1969. Signoret continued to star in movies into the 1980's, with her last film being Lï¿½toile du Nord (1982). She died of pancreatic cancer on September 30, 1985. Her autobiography, Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be, was published in 1976. She was also the author of Adieu Volodia (1985), a novel about a group of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and Russia and their children working in the theatre/film industry in Paris during the years 1926-1945. Her Marriages Simone Signoret - IMDb IMDb Actress The face of Simone Signoret on the Paris Metro movie posters in March 1982 looked even older than her 61 years.

She was still a box office draw, but the film, L'étoile du Nord (1982), would be her last theatrical release. She played the landlady. Signoret had a long film apprenticeship during World War II, mostly as an extra and ... See full bio » Born: a list of 40 people created 03 Aug 2011 a list of 25 people created 19 Aug 2014 a list of 41 people created 26 May 2015 a list of 23 people created 31 Dec 2015 a list of 25 images created 4 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Simone Signoret's work have you seen? User Polls Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 9 nominations.

See more awards » Known For Casque d'Or Marie 'Casque d'Or' (1952) 1986 Music Hall (TV Movie) Yvonne Pierre 1983 Thérèse Humbert (TV Movie) Thérèse Humbert 1978 Madame le juge (TV Series) Élisabeth Massot / Le juge d'instruction Élisabeth Massot 1970 A Hostage (TV Movie) Meg 1966 A Small Rebellion (TV Movie) Sara Lescaut 1960 General Electric Theater (TV Series) Woman Une employée de la maison de couture (uncredited) Hide 1985 7 sur 7 (TV Series) Herself 1977-1985 La nuit des Césars (TV Series documentary) Herself / Herself - La présidente des Césars 1984 Le cinéma de l'ombre (TV Movie documentary) Herself 1978 Good Morning America (TV Series) Herself - Guest 1973 Septembre chilien (Short documentary) Récitante / Narrator (voice) 

1971 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV Series documentary) Herself 1967 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV Series documentary) Herself 1966 Bibliothèque de poche (TV Series) Herself 1966 Late Show London (TV Series) Herself 1956-1963 Cinépanorama (TV Series documentary) Herself 1961 What's My Line?

(TV Series) Herself - Mystery Guest 1961 Here's Hollywood (TV Series) Herself 1960 Face to Face (TV Series) Herself 1959 Small World (TV Series) Herself 2016 Yves Montand, l'ombre au tableau (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2010-2014 Nous nous sommes tant aimés (TV Series documentary) Herself 2013 René Clément, témoin et poète (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2012 Cinéphiles de notre temps (TV Series documentary) Herself 2011 Ivo Livi, dit Yves Montand (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2008-2011 Un jour, un destin (TV Series documentary) Herself / Various roles 2010 Thé ou café (TV Series) Herself 2008 Marilyn, dernières séances (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2007 Vivement dimanche (TV Series) Herself 

2002 Great Performances (TV Series) Herself 2001 Simone Signoret (TV Movie documentary) Herself 1995 Empire of the Censors (TV Movie documentary) Herself Personal Details Other Works: She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth," at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Alec Guinness and Gordon Jackson in the cast.

William Gaskill was director. Publicity Listings: 4 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 2 Articles | 4 Pictorials | 5 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Height: Did You Know? Personal Quote: [ Marilyn Monroe in 1960] She seemed to have no other happy professional memories. None of those moments of uproarious giggles among pals, none of those practical jokes, none of the noisy hugs and kisses after a scene when everyone knows all have acted well together. See more » Trivia: Original choice to co-star with Elvis Presley in Wild in the Country (1961) but turned down the offer and the role went to Hope Lange . See more » Trademark: Often played gold-hearted prostitutes See more » Star Sign:

Question: Which actress, born Henriette Kaminker in 1921, won an Oscar in 1960 for the film "Room at the Top"?
Answer: Simone Signoret